District seeks to reinstate full‑time pupil services director, proposes cost‑sharing agreements

Administration asked the board to consider reinstating the pupil services director as a full‑time district administrative position after a year of contracting fractional time through CESA 11.

Dr Asen said the district originally contracted a .610 full‑time equivalent pupil services director through CESA 11 after the previous director left, intending cost savings. That arrangement did not produce projected savings, he said. The administration proposes creating a full‑time pupil services director and pursuing Wisconsin Statutes 66.0303 (interdistrict service) agreements (referred to in the meeting as 66.03 agreements) so neighboring districts could buy fractional shares of the director’s time to offset salary costs.

Financial case and next steps: Dr Asen told the board administration expects the full‑time position to be financially stronger than the current contracted arrangement once 66.03 agreements are in place; specifics of contract revenue and exact net cost were not presented and were left to further budget analysis. The board gave consensus to move the proposal to the regular meeting for formal consideration and possible inclusion in next year’s budget.

Ending: The proposal will appear on the regular meeting agenda for further discussion, budget detail and a possible formal motion.